Projects
Socio-Economic Value at the Elephant & Castle
Socio-Economic Value at the Elephant and Castle (2018) is a collaborative research project between Latin Elephant, the Institute for Media & Creative Industries at Loughborough University and the Cities Programme in the Department of Sociology at the London School...
The case for London’s Latin Quarter: Retention, Growth, Sustainability
The Case for London's Latin Quarter: Retention, Growth, Sustainability is the output of 18 months of research with the local community and other key stakeholders at Elephant and Castle, which is the current focus of one of Europe’s largest regeneration projects....
London’s Latin Quarter the documentary
This documentary tells the story of London's largest Latin American community in Elephant and Castle, an area currently facing a regeneration initiative heralded as one of Europe's most expensive regenerations. The documentary explores how the regeneration is...
Latin Quarter Initiative
The regeneration of Elephant and Castle (EC) in London presents challenges and opportunities for London's Latin population. Latin Elephant is providing opportunities for Latin Americans to participate in the process of urban change in what is now a key design and...
Walking the Elephant / Recorriendo Elephant
Walking the Elephant / Recorriendo Elephant is a project by Luise Vormittag and Latin Elephant. We sought to capture what is at stake in Elephant and Castle: A lively, public space that caters to and creates community. External visitors to Elephant & Castle have a...
Migrant & Ethnic Business Readiness
Latin Elephant’s Migrant and Ethnic Business Readiness Programme provides support to all small migrant and ethnic businesses (MEBs) in Elephant and Castle (EC). The programme, entirely FREE for traders and employees, is delivered by a series of workshops and one to...
Latin Elephant Business Survey
Latin Elephant Business Survey 2012 This report outlines the concerns of the Latin American community in Elephant and Castle regarding existing spatial and design issues, the lack of a unified Latin character of the area and the impacts of future development on...
The Case for London’s Latin Quarter: Retention, Growth, Sustainability
The report is the output of 18 months of research with the local community and other key stakeholders at Elephant and Castle, which is the current focus of one of Europe’s largest regeneration projects. The result is a strategic community vision that maps the journey...